Yes, I agree- it is very confusing. I have a 401(k) account which the money was suppose to be converted to roth dollars AND rolled over into a roth ira account on the same go. Somehow, due to missing paperwork, only the roth dollar conversion occurred but the money stayed in the 401(k) account- hence roth dollars existing in my 401(k) account. I do have a 1099-R form which lists the whole amount of my 401(k) account (the roth dollars) as a taxable amount for the 2019 tax year. The distrubution code is G- even though the roth dollars still exist in my 401(k) account and have never rolled over to a roth ira account.
